How does YOUR pup greet you?

Honey's momHoney's mom
edited December 2008 in Behavior & Training
When you return home from a long day's work, a trip to the grocery, or just from being outside, how does your pup greet you?

When I get home from work Honey will bow and then wave her paw at me. Then she usually jumps up to get kisses and scratches. (The kids and hubby are already home when I get home, so she's out of the crate.

But when the whole family is gone and Honey has been crated, when she is let out she goes NUTS!!!!!! She grabs the FIRST thing she can find and carries it around to each of us. Almost like she's presenting us with a gift. She ALWAYS flattens out her ears and her rear end is just going a mile a minute. And she makes these Funny GRUNTING sounds! lol It's probably the cutest thing I've EVER seen! hahaha I've tried to get some of this on camera but it's kinda hard! I do have a few pics but no video.

In these pics the first thing Honey could find was one of the kids wool hats. lol In the last one she KINDA had her ears flattened but not all the way. :D

Comments

  • SangmortSangmort
    edited December 2008
    Awwwww! Honey is too cute! :D


    Well my pup greets me by...I'll get back to you on this :p



    Well, all the birds will scream their heads off before I even get to the door, they do this when they see my car pull up. It's always how my dad knows when I am home.

    Shinra gives me a head shake / bob. "Welcome home slave. Now bring me dinner. "

    :) ~
  • HeidiHeidi
    edited November -1
    Well, I am one who actually likes having the dogs jump up on me, so when I come home, all the pups run up to me and take turns jumping up and getting a scritchy. They aren't allowed to jump up unless invited, though, so if I'm carrying something, then they have to sit and wait until I'm ready to greet them. Tojo and Rakka are really good at this, but Navi's still working on it. She usually needs reminding. Rakka is hilarious, because she gets so excited that she sits like she's supposed to, but her butt is wiggling like crazy and she sort of sings to me until I give her some loves. Tojo's little wagging donut tail always cracks me up, too.
  • lindsaytlindsayt
    edited November -1
    Ike does the grovel and bow and arm wave, with his ears pinned all the way back and his bushy tail wagging all over. He then searches for a toy and presents me with his gift while he begins his pitious seranade (he was debarked) so he whisper howls and grovels at the same time. He's such a silly boy.
  • brandon_wbrandon_w
    edited November -1
    How Nemo greets us depends on the situation. When I get home from work, and I am the only one there, he doesn't react too much. Jumps down off the bed, stretches and then lays on the floor in the living room while I sort through the mail and do a few other things. After I change into my dog walking clothes, I will call him over and give him some pets. This is how I prefer it, I don't mind a dog jumping on me or being excited, but I like a few minutes to get ready. He does the same thing for Jennifer if she gets home and I am not there.

    However if one of us is home, and then the other gets home, he goes crazy. Starts crying and wagging his tail and running around a bit, then jumps up on whoever got home. It's like he is saying "Alright the gangs all here!!!"
  • KFontaine04KFontaine04
    edited November -1
    Miso and Sake both bum rush me when I get home. Jumps, licks, crying, whining, ears flat, bums going a mile a minute, curls wagging all over the place. Then they both run to the back door like "okay we said Hi, now we gotta PEE!". After they go do their business in the backyard they come back in and we usualy snuggle on the couch for a bit. Then the whole thing happens again when my husband gets home. It's pretty hysterical. I will have to remember my camera one day and get video of it.
  • sunyatasunyata
    edited November -1
    Bella does a curly tail wag and kisses my knees. Nola goes and grabs one of her toys, flattens her ears, wags her fat fluffy tail, and gives out the cutest little roar. (Probably a lot like what Honey does!) Both of them are so cute about it!
  • Honey's momHoney's mom
    edited November -1
    I've never seen other dogs do this..."presenting a gift" thing before. When Honey does this she WONT let you actually HAVE the "gift". If we try to take it she runs circles around us.

    Those of you who have had/now have other breeds, do they do this?

    Casey, I think "a little roar" is a GREAT way to explain what Honey does. It's almost like a bear cub calling it's mom. LOL
  • tsukitsunetsukitsune
    edited November -1
    Tsuki greets with uninhibited, blissful exuberance. She is hilarious - her tail goes a mile a minute, she 'waves' and does this 'errroooogh' thing with her vocals.
    Kitsune rubs on us like a cat.
    Hanzo starts acting like a puppy, mouth wide open - tongue flailing - jumping and running all over the room.

    Coming home is heaven, each and every day.
  • tsukitsunetsukitsune
    edited November -1
    Katie - the basset we fostered would bay like he found what he was hunting for then run for a tennis ball and gave chase. I don't know that he was presenting so much as wanting to play ASAP because he was just so overjoyed to find us again. It was a lovely little gesture!
  • lindsaytlindsayt
    edited November -1
    Beebe gets overwhelmed when she realizes, Yes, I am home and does the "eerrooo-roo" mixed with screamy thing. Neither of the dogs will let me actually have the toy either until they calm down.
  • Honey's momHoney's mom
    edited November -1
    LOL how cute. These furry little guys Sure do make coming home from a long day at work SO AWESOME!

    Would the basset GIVE you the ball to play??? Honey doesnt care WHAT she grabs, it could be her bone, a sock, a random kid toy, a shoe. ANYTHING. But she WONT give it up. lol She carries it around to each person and kinda prances with it. I've GOT to get it on camera. lol
  • MommyofNikoMommyofNiko
    edited November -1
    Well First of all we pull up and there is a shiba in the window. Sasha is in there somewhere but we just cant see her (too dark). They then run to the garage door and if we arent in quick enough they run to the front door again looking to see what is taking so long. Chad often pulls in the garage and then pulls back out to repeat this process as I am whining telling him to quit teasing him. We hear Sasha barking throughout the house pacing. We open the door to Sasha with the biggest wiggle butt (remember raised around boxers) and Niko trying to get near us but cant because Sasha's tail is lethal. So Niko is backing up with her eyes closed (tail right at eye level for Niko). Then Sasha runs into the dining room because all is right with the world. If it is just me coming home Sasha will whine and cry incessantly until I open the door and Niko wonders what the big deal is. If I am home and it is Chad coming home, Niko greets him at the door and Sasha stands back waiting for him to crouch down and then runs up to him.
  • Honey's momHoney's mom
    edited December 2008
    OMG! HAHAHAH TOO CUTE! And CHAD! LOL Teasing those poor pups!!!!!
  • KFontaine04KFontaine04
    edited November -1
    Poop pups?
  • Honey's momHoney's mom
    edited November -1
    LMAO oops! going to edit that NOW! hahahahaha
  • MommyofNikoMommyofNiko
    edited November -1
    I think the most he has done it has been about 6 times, and they kept running back and forth.
    Meeting Chad you would never know what a pain in the butt he is, but once you get to know him...Im sorry!
    : )
    Not many people get to know what he is really like....you guys get to have a glimpse!
  • MikaAndMeMikaAndMe
    edited November -1
    Mika will simply stand up (a trick i taught her) on the side of my wheelchair and start flicking her tongue out, licking me wherever she can, lol. Her ears are flat and her little tail falls over from one side to the other, resembling a wag, haha. She usually only grunts when she plays. Normally she just licks, wags her curly-q, flattens her ears, and walks cricles around my wheelchair. Once she settles down she either paws at me and then the leash (signaling she wants to go out) or she presents a toy at my feet and sits. She will stare at me until I get the toy and play fetch with her. This dog LOVES some fetch, lol.

    I agree with everyone. Coming home to Nihon Ken is a joy each and every day!
  • ljowen123ljowen123
    edited November -1
    Jazz brings me a toy and just wags her tail over and over while prancing a bit. Once I stop to take the toy, we are treated to a shiba 500. If I don't speak more than a few words (like I'm headed to the bathroom) - she'll sit outside the door and yodel. As soon as I come out she begins the zoomies. When it is anyone else (within the household), she takes them a toy, but that is it.
  • kektikekti
    edited November -1
    when ever anyone comes home she goes and grabs a toy and does the grunting with her tail wagging and ears back, then if no one has been home in a while she'll go sit infront of the couch wait for one of us to sit down then start trying to "talk" to us its kinda like a whine bark growl wookie noise mixed together, telling us she wants to ethier go out or go for a walk, then she gets super hyper if we even mention the word walk.
  • LisaWLisaW
    edited November -1
    Sophie is freaking out even if Im only 5 minutes gone... she tries to jump, wags her tail like she wants to fly and the whole dog is wagging :), and tries frantically to lick my face espacially my ears.. sometimes she needs to bite soft in my hands or legs, running circles...and yes..funny typ of grunting :)

    but interestingly she doesnt howl or whines when i leave her..just these eyes telling you: what your leaving your little poor girl again!!
  • wliu003wliu003
    edited November -1
    if kelly is sleeping, then she stays asleep and does not greet me. if she is awake she would run to the door and sit there.
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